Preparing British Columbia for a Massive Earthquake
Preparing British Columbia for a Massive Earthquake: Lessons from the Earthquake that Rocked Turkey and Syria The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria serves as a valuable lesson for British Columbia in terms of emergency preparedness and disaster management. The...
It’s Heart Month
Heart Health: The Importance of a Healthy Lifestyle Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Canada, with an estimated 35,000 cardiac arrests occurring each year. February is designated as Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of heart health...
2023 Office Emergency Kit Checklist
An office emergency is any situation that disrupts, threatens, shuts down operations, or causes physical and environmental damage to the workplace and its workers. Companies often prepare for emergencies by spending large sums of money on disaster insurance to relieve...
Mental Health First Aid – Introduction Course
Mental Health First Aid is a program that aims to educate individuals on how to identify and respond to potential mental health and substance use disorders in their friends, family, or colleagues. The program is designed as a "lunch and learn" introduction to the full...
Return to Work & OHS Planning – Life at the Office Post Pandemic
First aid training: Please ensure first aid certificates for your first aid attendants are valid and current. Please view the training tab to see what training is available in your province. Joint OHS Committee: It is mandatory...
Why is Access to Emegency Oxygen Important?
Life-threatening medical emergencies are usually accompanied by low tissue oxygen levels (not enough oxygen supply to tissue and organs). If this progresses, the brain will begin to die first, with other organs following....